The Betterment Project

This section of the site is dedicated entirely to my process of self-improvement, I’ve not been particularly pleased with how my life has been playing out thus far, and I am determined to change it. The last 18 months have seen some great personal development, but I want to do more, and hopefully in the process, inspire other people to take the steps to do the same.

As you age, you begin to notice echoes of your parents in your day-to-day behavior. This is particularly difficult if, like me, one those parents was a waste of carbon. There are times when I am surprised or even amused at things — for example, I talk to cats the same way my mother does (same tone, same words, same rhythms of speech) — and there are times when I am horrified by things, like when I do or say anything like my father would have done.

In the interest of being successful at the overhaul I’m enacting on my life, I’ve realized that I need to combine small changes to existing habits using habit stacking rather than trying to make one gigantic change and eventually failing at it. “Eating a healthy diet” isn’t something that happens overnight.